In the Orvieto Duomo, a Homecoming
For over a century the majestic marble statues of the Apostles and beloved Orvieto patron saints were exiled from their... View article
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In Assisi, Il Giorno della Memoria Touches All Ages
In Assisi, Il Giorno della Memoria (“the Day of Remembrance”) was not just one day this year but many. The city... View article
Parco Beverly Pepper: Linking Art and Nature in Todi
When asked to comment on the twenty works she’d donated to Todi, the ninety-seven year old sculptor, Beverly Pepper, had... View article
Don Aldo Brunacci, Righteous Gentile of Assisi
I couldn’t remember the exact location in Assisi’s cemetery of the burial vault of Clara Weiss, an Austrian Jewish refugee... View article
Perugia: Celebrating San Costanzo with Il Torcolo
On January 29th – the Feast of San Costanzo (Perugia’s first bishop and one of the town’s three patron saints)... View article
Giorno della Memoria: Assisi Remembers the Holocaust
All over Italy on January 27th, a myriad of events in the schools, theaters, and museums commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance... View article
In Rome, a School of Sardines in Piazza San Giovanni
On December 14th in Rome, we met our first Sardine heading up the escalator from the San Giovanni Metro stop.... View article
With a Bonfire and Chestnuts, Assisi Awaits La Madonna
That huge crackling and spitting focaraccio (literally, “big ugly fire” i.e., “bonfire”) near Assisi’s massive medieval fortress, La Rocca Maggiore,... View article
In Bevagna, Butchers, Buttresses and Medieval Lore
Si! Certamente, ovviamente, logicamente the focus of an Umbria guided hilltown tour must be the art and history of this... View article
Oct. 4th in Assisi: St. Francis Draws Them All
On October 4th, a floral tapestry depicting San Francesco and the dove of peace carpeted the piazza at the entrance... View article
Agenzia Viaggi Stoppini in Assisi handles all technical support for my guided visits (bus transportation, organization of meals, etc)